Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina - Geography - Island of San Andrés, Colombia - Cayos de Albuquerque (Cayos de S.W., Southwest Cays)

Cayos De Albuquerque (Cayos De S.W., Southwest Cays)

This atoll is southwest of San Andrés at 12°10′N 81°51′W / 12.167°N 81.85°W / 12.167; -81.85 (Cayos de Albuquerque). It is the westernmost point of Colombia. The reef is about 7 km across. In the southern part are Cayo del Norte and Cayo del Sur. Cayo del Norte, the larger of the two, is up to 2 m high and overgrown with palm trees and bushes. Cayo del Sur, a few hundred metres further South, reaches a height of a little more than 1 m and is vegetated with a few bushes, and in the South with mangroves. There is a lighthouse on Cayo del Norte, at 12°10′N 81°50′W / 12.167°N 81.833°W / 12.167; -81.833 (Cayo del Norte), operating since 1980. It is maintained by the Colombian Navy.